Knockdown table



W. SCHWAEGLER Sept. 11, 1923.

KNOCKDOWN TABLE Filed March 13 1922 llVI/E/VTOR g/er A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

WILLIAM 'SCHWAEGLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

KNOCKIDOWN TABLE.

Application filed March 13, 1922. Serial No. 543,373.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YVILLIAM SOHWAEG- man, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Knockdown Tables, of which the following is a full,,

clear, and exact description.

My invention re'ates to improvements in knock-down tables, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide provide a device of the character described in which the legs of the table can be secured in place so as to provide a table which is light in weight and which is strong and durable.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, inexpen-v sive to manufacture, and which is not likely to easily get out of order.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended,

claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure 2 is a section along the line 22 of Figure 3, and

Figure 3 is a section along the line 33 ofFigure 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a table which comprises a top 1, sides 2, and ends 3. As clearly shown in the drawings. the sides 2 and the ends 3 are not mortised and tenoned, as is the case with the tables of ordinary construction, but are so cut, that they do not; engage with each other (see Figure 2).

The sides 2 are secured to the sides 3 by plates 4 and 5. The plate 1 is disposed on the inner sides of the members 2 and 3, and the plate 5 is disposed on the outer sides bots 6.

of the members 2 and 3. These plates are rigidly secured in position by means of The plate 4 is provided with a semi-cylindrical portion 7 which is disposed between the portions 8 and 9 of the plate which extend at right angles to each other. In like manner, the plate 5 is pro-" vided with a semi-cylindrical portion 10 which is disposed between the portions'll and 12. The portions 7 and 10 form a wall of the cylindrical socket 13, into which the legla is adapted to extend.

The design of-the legs 14 may be of any shape desired, and the upper portion 15 of the legs, which is received-within the sockets 13, is. made cylindrical in shape so as to be snugly received within the sockets 13.. The plates 4 and 5 are preferably the width of the members 2 and 3 so as to'provide a socket 13 which is thewidth of the members 2 and 3. It will therefore" be apparent that when the legis inserted in the socket 13, it willbe prevented fr being readily moved laterally, since the walls of the socket are relatively long and closely engage the cylindrical portion 15 of the eg. I

The portions 15 of the legs and the sockets 13 are designed so as to permit the ready assembly of the legs in the sockets and to lock the legs in position after assembly. An indentation 16 is provided in the portion 7 midway between the top and bottom of the socket 13 (see Figures 2 and 3). The cylindrical portion of the leg 14 is provided with an annular groove 17 which is adapted to snugly receive the indentation 16. The portion of the leg disposed above the groove 17, has a cut away portion 18 which is adapted to receive the indentation 16.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. As heretofore stated, the sides 2 and the ends 3 do not have to be secured to each other by mortise and tenon joints, but are secured to each other by the plates land 5 which also act as the means by which the legs 14 are locked in adjusted position with respect to the table. When assembling the legs to the table, the portion 15 of the leg is inserted into the socket 13 so as to permit the indentation 16 bottom of the groove 17. The indentation in Figure 2, and the indentation 16, which is now received within the groove 17, will positively prevent the removal of the leg 1 L from the socket 13 until the leg is again rotated so as to bring the cut away portion 18 into registration with the indentation 16. It will therefore be apparent that the socket 13 securely grips the portion 15 and furthermore prevents the removal of the por tion 15 from the socket. The provision of the cylindrical socket provides the strongest assembled device possible, and furthermore permits the rotation of the portion 15 so that the latter will be locked in the socket 13. It will also beapparentthat the indentation 16 acts as a locking means to the por tion 15 and still does not hinder or weaken the construction.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided a simple and inexpensive table which may be readily assembled or disassembled without the usev of tools,

and which provides a strong and durable table. The device may be packed in a comparatively small space when disassembled so as not to take up much room when stored.

I claim:

1. In a knock-down table, a top, side members and end members for supporting the top, the adjacent ends of the side members and end members being spaced apart, plates for securing the spaced apart ends in fixed relation withone another, said plates having portions curved to form a cylindrical socket, a table leg having a cylindrical portion arranged to enter said cylindrical socket, and means carried by one of the plates for engaging said leg when the latter is turned in the socket, to lock the leg in position.

2. In a knock-down table, a top, side members and end members for su porting the top, the adjacent ends of the side members and end members being spaced apart, plates for securing the spaced apart ends in fixed relation with one another, said plates having portions curved to "form a cylindrical socket, a table leg having a cylindrical por tion arranged to enter said cylindrical socket. and being provided with a circumferential groove and a cut-away portion extending from one end intersecting said groove, and a lug carried by one of said plates and arranged to enter the groove when the leg is inserted and to lock the leg in positionwhen the latter is revolved in its socket.

WILLIAM SCHWAE GLER. 

